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City life
Young shun CBD as back-to-office process stalls
The high rate of post-pandemic youth unemployment, a greater propensity to shop online and the absence of international students are reducing the proportion of young people walking the city’s streets.
Single QR system to be rolled out as check-in compliance plummets
The proportion of people using QR codes to check in has dropped across Victoria, with one government survey showing fewer than half the visitors to hospitality venues reported scanning a code every time in April.
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Crime
Man charged over truck crash ‘unaware’ of five injured pedestrians
Police have charged the driver of a truck that hit five pedestrians after it mounted the footpath at a busy intersection in Melbourne’s inner south.
Live
AFL 2021
Shai skies and Tigers fly as Richmond leads early against Cats
Follow along for all the key moments as Richmond and Geelong take to the MCG. Cats coach Chris Scott has promised to try some different things as they attempt to topple the reigning premiers for just the second time since 2017.
Analysis
Analysis
The Buckley call: How do you judge a coach 10 years in?
Clubs rarely reappoint coaches who have not won a premiership in their first 10 years at a club, but then, how many coaches have won a final in each of their past three seasons?
COVID-19 CRISIS
Victoria to take India flights, 173 kids stranded without parents
There are 173 Australian children stuck in India without their parents, and they are the top priority as six flights are planned for the remainder of May.
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Vaccination
Fully vaccinated travellers test positive in Sydney hotel quarantine
This comes as the mystery of how an eastern suburbs couple caught a COVID-19 infection brought into hotel quarantine by a US traveller remains unsolved.
‘Eleven months of misery’: Australians reveal toll of being stranded in India
One Melbourne man told a parliamentary committee he fears for his life, while a woman said she had to start cancer treatment in India because she could not get a flight home.
ABC claims there were ‘reasonable grounds’ for suspecting Porter of rape
The ABC says it did not defame the former attorney-general but it can prove there were reasonable grounds for suspecting him of raping a woman in the 1980s when he was a teenager.
Opinion
Global economy
Biden’s risky spending poses a danger for the world
Joe Biden’s spending spree is unlike anything peacetime America has seen and has global implications.
Liam Halligan
Girl shoots three at US school, teacher disarms her
The schoolgirl pulled a handgun from her backpack and fired multiple rounds inside and outside the school in the small city of Rigby, Idaho, a sheriff said.
Australia too expensive? Here are 10 of our greatest free attractions
There’s plenty to enjoy in Australia that doesn’t cost a cent. So greedily hoover up the best of these fabulous freebies.
Opinion
Gardening
Our couch-bound kids don’t know what they’re missing out on
When I was young, I felt envious of kids who broke limbs, or had tonsils out. I was greatly disappointed these things ever happened to me.
Monica Dux
Bring your garden to life with a water feature
Make the most of rainfall when it happens by redirecting rainwater pipes to nearby beds, rills and ponds.
coronavirus crisis
Updated
More than 1000 people expected to return from India by end of June
PM says the three-week pause on flights has worked to slow the rate of infections in quarantine and the first flight into Darwin will touch down on May 15.
Free beer offered as US vaccine drive turns to bribes
The United States is running out of people willing to get vaccinated, forcing governments and businesses to deploy unusual techniques to sway the hesitant.
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Animal cruelty
Luxury brand found selling fur from tortured raccoon dogs
A luxury Australian clothing brand sold in Melbourne boutiques is selling fur labelled as raccoon that has been found to be raccoon dog.
Lawyer found with ice, almost $6000 in cash, court told
Prominent Melbourne lawyer Pat Lennon was allegedly found with 11 grams of methamphetamine and almost $6000 when he was apprehended by police last year.
Ambulance response times worst since 2015, $750m boost announced
Ambulances are not reaching the most critically-ill patients within the target time of 15 minutes one-quarter of the time.
A Marvellous footy family: How superheroes keep the Nobles close
David Noble has Marvel superhero nicknames for his family. This weekend, he and his son John will be on opposing sides as coach and player ... at Marvel Stadium.
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Healthcare
Paramedics, health minister plead: Stop calling 000 unless you really need to
More than 10 per cent of people who called an ambulance did not need to go to hospital, contributing unnecessary demand to the already-stretched ambulance service.
Politics
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
Going for gold: RBA urges government to go faster, higher, stronger
Ahead of the federal budget, the Reserve Bank has urged the government to adopt the Olympic motto of citius, altius, fortius.
Business
Bookie inexperience could hurt Apollo in Tabcorp race: analysts
Private equity giant Apollo faces an uphill battle winning crucial support for its bid for Tabcorp’s wagering division.
World
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Crime
Rio’s deadly police raid prompts claims of abuse, revenge
The bloodshed lays bare Brazil’s perennial divide over whether, as a common local saying goes, “a good criminal is a dead criminal”.
Opinion
Huge problem: Immigrants are not taking our jobs
Jan Fran
Journalist and presenter
PM learning all the wrong lessons from travel ban backlash
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Europe’s carbon tariff plan will ‘trigger a race to the top’, but there will be tensions
Frans Timmermans and Josep Borrell
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Property bydomain
Before and after: The resurrection of a heritage home saved from demolition
It had rising damp, a missing chimney, and tiles that had reached the end of their life. A heritage overlay saved it, and now, it's magnificent.
Behind the doors of a church converted into a luxe staycation
Once termite-ridden, the church has had a new lease on life as boutique accomodation in a country town. See how it turned out.
Life & Culture
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Review
Tina Fey does it again: Girl group comedy is one of funniest things you’ll see
Girls5eva quickly proves itself to be one of the most charming, insightful and flat-out hilarious shows right now.
Sport
Updated
2021 Tokyo Olympics
‘Wake up’: Cambage slams lack of diversity in Australia, threatens Olympic boycott
Basketball star Liz Cambage has doubled down in her criticism of the Australian Olympic Committee for not using a racially diverse selection of athletes in promotions.
ASC says sorry to gymnasts, watchdog says watch out
The Australian Sports Commission apologises for abuses at the AIS in Canberra, and sports integrity’s head honcho says Australian sport will change forever.
Analysis
AFL 2021
The Buckley call: How do you judge a coach 10 years in?
Clubs rarely reappoint coaches who have not won a premiership in their first 10 years at a club, but then, how many coaches have won a final in each of their past three seasons?
Life after Usain Bolt: who can be the fastest of them all?
The great Jamaican dominated the 100 metres at the past three Olympics. Who will replace him on the dais as the quickest man in the world at this year’s Games?
‘Pretty brutal’: Cricket legend Kim Hughes reveals alcohol battle
Former Australian cricket captain Kim Hughes has revealed publicly for the first time his struggles with alcohol and how he was ‘going down the wrong path’.
A Marvellous footy family: How superheroes keep the Nobles close
David Noble has Marvel superhero nicknames for his family. This weekend, he and his son John will be on opposing sides as coach and player ... at Marvel Stadium.
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NRL 2021
Hayne’s former teammate sacked after supportive post
Tony “T-Rex” Williams has had his contract terminated by the New York Freedom less than 24 hours after criticising the victim in the Jarryd Hayne rape case.
Have Your Say
‘He would never let us down’: the Frank Costa I knew
Gareth Andrews was vice-president throughout Frank Costa’s 12 years as president of the Cats. Here he writes of Costa’s charm, warmth and humanity.
